ruinous

adj 1: extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a

catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a

ruinous course of action" [syn: {catastrophic}]

2: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden

violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the

intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of

the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a

ruinous war" [syn: {blasting}]